Sliding-door hanger



Oct 30, 1928. v 1,689,665

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UNITED STATES WILLIAM P. CRAIVIIE',` PI-IILADELIPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SLIDING-DOOR HANGER.

Application filed February 9, 1927. Serial No. 166,904.

This invention, generally stated, relates to door hangers and has more especial relation to that class ot' door hangers used in connection with partition doors employed, in class rooms, Sunday school rooms, and similar places.

The leading object of the present inven tion resides in the provision ot' means whereby the bolt may be easily and conveniently removed from its hangers irrespective of the position ot the door.

A further object is to provide hinged connections for the door hangers in order that the door may be moved laterally with respect to its track if occasion demands.

A still further object is to provide a cupped casing for the door top in order to accommodate and conceal the hinged part.

Still another' object is to provide a bolt attachment for said hinged and cupped parts in which nuts and like attachment parts are eliminated.

Other and further objects reside in the provision of general details of construction and arrangement and combination of parts for attaining the results sought by the foregoing objects.

The invention consists ot the novel construction hereinafter described and tinally claimed.

The nature, characteristic features and scope oit' the invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, and in which:

Fig. l, is a fragmentary view, principally in longitudinal section, illustrating a door hanger in operative position.

Fig. 2, is a view in section taken upon the line 2-2 ot' Fig. l; and

Fig. 3 is a view in section of the hanger detached.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown in the accompanying drawings one form thereof which is at present preferred by me, since the same has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities ot which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization ol the instrumentalities as herein shown and described.

@ne ot the chiel Vdi'tliculties with hanging door attachments is that there is little head room between the door top and the under side of the rail upon which guide rollers move. Thus, in unloosening the attaching bolts the latter' Contact with the underside of said rail. This necessitates moving the door to the extreme end of the rail so that proper access to the bolts may be had. This difficulty I overcome with the structure about to be described, only a portion of the door and rail or track being shown tor illustrative purposes. In the drawings the reference numeral l designates a door th-e upper or top edge being cut away to receive a metal cup 2 the flanges 8 ot which are flush with the door top and are secured thereto by screws 4. The bottom ot' member 2 is provided with a serewnthreaded aperture 5 within which is screwed the bolt 6. The latter is loosely passed through the hole 7 ot pivotal block lO, the head 8 ot' the bolt being accommodated in the slot 9 in the top ot said block. The block is of generally rectangular shape and is made ot metal. The block l() is provided with trunnions 11-12 arranged between a pair of hangers 13-14 and having bearings therein. In

lturn the hangers are carried by a plurality ot rollers l5 which travel upon track 16 and support the door l. It is thus apparent tliat.\vl1en the bolt is treed trom member 2 it is possible to tilt the block l0 suthciently so that the vertical axis ot the bolt instead ot being in alignment with rail or track axis is at an angle thereto, so the bolt may be readily removed from block 10 irrespective of the position ot the door. Thus, the hanger and door may be very conveniently and quickly uncoupled when occasion requires. Further, by my construction nuts, washers, pins and other tastenings are eliminated, the bolt 6 being the only fastening medium ren quired.

IVhat I claim is:

l. In a structure of the character stated, a sliding `door the top ot' which is cutaway, a dished member fitted to said cutaway portion and having a threaded opening in its bottom, a wheeled member arranged to travel upon a track, a pair of independent pendant arms carried by said wheeled member, each arm having a single bearing and provided with a pair ot wheels, a tiltable, solid block having pintles arranged in said bearings and having an opening in alignment with raid threaded opening, and abolt extended through sald block and dlreetyly engaging said threaded opening.

2. In a structure of the character stated, a sliding door the top of which s cutaway, a dshed member of substantially U-shaped Cross section tted to Said cutaway portion and having athreaded opening in its bottom7 a Wheeled member arranged to travel 10 upon a track, a pair of pendant arms carred by Said wheeled member, eaeh arm having a single bearing and Carrying two Wheels, a ttable block having pintles arranged in said bearing and having an opening in alignment with said threaded opening, said block having a slotted top, and a bolt extended through said block and engaging said threaded Opening, the head oi: said bolt being accommodated in said slot.

WILLIAM P. CRAMP. 

